phuMc
Kym isMG aqy Auhdy sfQI pwqJV dy sLurUafqI idnF ivwc vYnkUvr
puwjy. sUrj dI Duwp cmkIlI aqy iehnIN idnIN ies dIaF ikrnF
kUlIaF aqy kosIaF sn. sLihr dIaF ivsLfl pfrkF aqy inwjI
bgIcy hry kcUr sn. kqfrF qy hor rUpfkfrF ivwc lfeIaF gulfb
dIaF ikafrIaF hfly vI PuwlF nfl lihlhf rhIaF sn aqy vwK-vwK
rMgF ivwc iKVy zylIey afpxI inrflI sLfn ivwc JUm rhy sn.
pwqJV ny kuJ ruwKF dy pwiqaF df rs cUs ilaf sI aqy mOsmI
drKLqF ny afpxy rMg bdlxy sLurU kr idwqy sn. kuJ PLl qoVy jf
cuwky sn prMqU sybF dy ruwKF dIaF sLfKLF hfly vI lfl-sUhy
aqy hlky pIly PLlF nfl lwdIaF peIaF sn. sdfbhfr kyloN dy
ruwKF ivwc KVy qy sLfn nfl JUldy pOplrF dy pwqy Kwty-pIly ho
gey sn. hvf dy qyjL buwly AuhnF dy gol pqly pwiqaF nUM hvf
ivwc mKIl dy JurmtF vFg Auzf ky qy PLyr bVI nrmI nfl DrqI dy
ivCf rhy sn.
“vYnkUvr sLihr bVf sohxf hY.’ pRIqo dy mUMhoN afp-muhfry hI
inkilaf sI.
“jy qYnUM eynf hI sohxf lwgdf hY, myrI nfjo qF afpF eyQy hI
rhFgy.”
“pr iPLr BI qYnUM ieh mYN huxy hI dws dynF ik CyqI hI DuMd
aqy kxIaF dI PLuhfr ny sfry mfhOl nUM iPLwkf aqy gLmgIn jyhf
bxf dyxf hY.”
“pr hfl dI GVI qF ieh bhuq sohxY” Ausny afpxI eyQy rihx dI
locf nUM pRgt krdI ny ikhf.
sfry jwQy ny kuJ idn vYnkUvr ivwc iekwiTaF rihx df PLYslf
kIqf. jwsf isMG ny virafm isMG aqy ibsLn isMG dohF nUM hI
afpxy kol rihx dI dfavq idwqI. ibsLn isMG iewk srdf-puwjdf
vpfrI sI jo sLihr dy bhuq sfry gfhkF nUM suwkf bflx muhweIaf
kiraf krdf sI. Auh qIjy pwCmI mfrg qy siQq iewk vwzy aqy
Kuwly zuwlHy Gr ivwc rihMdf sI. iesdf ivhVf bVf moklf sI ijs
ivwc Auh qfjLf kwtI lwkV nfl Bry afpxy trwk KilHafr ky bVy
bVy tfl lf ky lwkVF suwkxIaF pfieaf krdf sI. Ausny bflx
pRfpq krn leI vwzIaF vwzIaF lwkV imwlF nfl Tyky kIqy hoey
sn, ijwQy qyjL GuMmdIaF cynF rfhIN iCwlIaF qrfsLIaF lwkVF dy
COVy aqy lwkV df bUrf imwl ivwcoN iswDf jf ky lohy dIaF
vwzIaF vwzIaF BwTIaF ivwc gLrk hoeI jFdf sI.
Kym isMG aqy pRIqo iewk dUsry dosq kol Tihry sn jo dUjy
pwCmI mfrg ‘qy iewk Coty jyhy Gr ivwc rihMdf sI.
CyqI hI virafm isMG qy ibsLn isMG ny pfldI (pMjfb ivwc ipE
dy jwdI ipMz ipwCy rwiKaf nF) dI myE lwkV imwl vwl cfly
pfAux df PLYslf kr ilaf. ieh sQfn vYnkUvr tfpU ivwc zMkn ngr
dy nyVy vfikaf hY. ihMdusqfn nUM muVn qoN pihlF Auh eyQy hI
kMm kiraf krdy sn.
BfvyN vYnkUvr tfpU ivwc keI hor ihMdosqfnIaF ny vI PLRyjLr
diraf dy iknfry CotIaF-CotIaF imwlF lfeIaF hoeIaF sn pr
AuhnF ivwcoN iksy nUM vI imE vrgI sPLlqf hfisl nhIN sI hoeI,
ijsnUM cMgy BfgIN bfbU kpUr isMG vrgf lfiek BfeIvfl imilaf
hoieaf sI.
‘Kym isMhF qYN nhIN sfzy nfl jfxf?” virafm isMG ny puiwCaf
sI.
“myE lMbr kMpnI afpxy twbrdfr kfimaF nUM irhfiesL leI mkfn
vI idaf krdI sI. BfvyN ieh sn qF Coty Coty hI qy bhuqy ssqy
vI nhIN sn ipaf krdy pRMqU sn ieh bVy afrfm dyh. hor bhuqIaF
kMpnIaF ieho jyhI shUlq nhIN dyNdIaF.”
“mYnUM aPLsos hY”, Kym isMG ny afiKaf, “mYN quhfzf sfQ nhIN
kr skdf. mYN lMbr imwlF dIaF bwlIaF dy tflF ivwc kMm kridafF
ibRitsL kolMbIaf dy jMglF ivwc pihlF hI bVf icr rih ilaf
hY.”
“qy ijLafdf jLrUrI gwl qy ieh hY,” Aus agFh afiKaf sI ik ,
“mYN nhIN cfhuMdf ik pRIqo afpxI juafnI vYnkUvr tfpU dy
jMglF ivwc hI jLfieaf kr lvy. AuWQy AuhdI koeI KLfs sMgq
nhIN hovygI aqy sfrf idn Auhdy mOj-mylf krn leI kuJ nhIN
hoieaf krygf. idn vyly kyvl imwlF df AukqfAU sLor aqy sLfmIN
mjLdUrF dI EhI vyhly vyly dI gwpsLwp.”
“aqy ijvyN qUM jfxdf hI eyN”, Ausny QoVHI jyhI ihckcfht nfl
ikhf sI, “ imE aqy Auhdy pRbMDkI mfstrF df afpxy krmcfrIaF
nfl rvweIaf jfgIrdfrF vflf hI hY. Auh smJdy hn ik AuhnF ny
quhfnUM kMm dy ky quhfzy isr bhuq vwzf aihsfn kIqf hoieaf hY
aqy bdly ivwc Auh quhfQoN aDIngI aqy aihsfnmMdI dI afs lfeI
rwKdy ny.”
“pr Kym isMhF”, ibsLn isMG ny rqf ku sKLqI nfl afiKaf, “lwkV
dI snaq ivwc mMdvfVf cwl irhf hY. vYnkUvr ivwc qYnUM kMm
lwBx ivwc bVI idwkq afvygI, ijwQy dIaF glIaF ivwc pihlF hI
vyhly mjdUrF dIaF, hyVF hrl hrl krdIaF iPLrdIaF ny.”
“koeI nIN” ibsLn isMG ny hOsly nfl ikhf sI, “jo hoAU dyKI
jfAUgI.”
hPLqy dy ivwc ivwc hI Kym isMG nUM vYstrn lMbr imwl ivwc
iewk nOkrI dI pysLksL ho geI sI, jo vYnkUvr dI bxI nvIN
aMqr-sLihrI tRYm lfeI dy inAUvYstminst stysLn qoN bhuqI dUr
nhIN sI pYNdI.
imwl dy PLormYn aYirk igbjL ny AUhnUM afiKaf sI ik ,’
‘jy qUM afpxy vrgf hI nroaf iewk hor pMjfbI joVIdfr lwB lvNy
qF mYN quhfnUM dohF nUM muV-icrfeI vfly afry qy gflLy lfAux
df kMm dy idaFgf.”
“hux eyQy iqMn gwBrU bMdy kMm krdy ny”, Ausny agFh ikhf sI,
“pr asIN AuhnF dy kMm qoN sMqusLt nhIN. asIN AuhnF nuM lwkV
dy tflF qy qbdIl kr idaFgy.’
“muV-icrfeI vfly afry df iZwz Brn leI isrPL do bMdy! ieh qF
bVf jLoKLm vflf kMm hovygf. imwl ivwc lwgpwg 10,000 PLuwt dy
PLwitaF ‘qy dsF GMitaF dy aMdr ktfeI icrfeI huMdI hY.”
“pr asIN qnKLfh vI 30 sYNt GMty dy ihsfb nfl idaFgy.’ aYirk
igwbjL ny pRBfvkfrI rONa ivwc ikhf sI, “muMizaF nUM asIN
dyNdy vI GMty dy pwcI sYNt hI hF.”
“aYqvfr vfly idn mYN quhfnUM Evr tfeIm vI dy skFgf”, Ausny
afiKaf sI, “jy quhfzI hor ijLafdf pYsy kmfAux dI mnsLf hoeI
qF.”
aKLIr ivwc Kym isMG ny ‘hF’ kr idwqI sI. hPLqy dy aMdr aMdr
Auh nroeI idwK aqy mjLbUq kfTI vfly jotIdfr lwKf isMG nfl
kMm ‘qy af hfijLr hoieaf sI.
AusnUM PLfls kRIk dy swjy iknfry bxy iewk purfxy Gr dI pihlI
mMijLl qy irhfiesL leI iewk apfrtmYNt vI iml igaf sI. dUjI
mMijLl dy PLlYt ivwc iewk Xuvk XhUdI joVf rihMdf sI- eIstr
qy eylI islvrstIn jo iewk inwkI jyhI imwl ivwc rMdf msLIn
clfieaf krdy sn.
pwqJV dy rOsLn idn muwk gey sn. dumyl ivwc slytI rMg dy
bwdlF df kfPLI nIvF Auqfrf hooieaf ipaf sI. pRMqU kuJ hPLqy
bfad hI vfqfvrx, boJl ho igaf sI aqy hlky rMg dy Guly hoey
bwdlF nfl asmfn Zwikaf igaf sI. CyqI hI icwtI brPL dy hlky
hlky PMBy hvf ivwc AuWzdy DrqI AuWpr sihj dyx af ivrfjx sfr
hI bVI qyjLI nfl lop hox lwg pey sn. plF iCxF ivwc hI iehnF
dI sMGxI buCfV hox lwg peI sI. ieh pOxF ivwc bVI qyjLI nfl
GuMmr pfAuNdy DrqI qy asmfn nUM sPLyd jflIdfr prdy nfl iewk
dUjy nfl mylx dy afhr ivwc lwg gey sn. kuJ GMitaF dy aMdr hI
DrqI brPL dI kfPLI motI cfdr nfl ZwkI geI sI. sdfbhfr
kYnIPLr dy ruwKF dI sLfKLf itk geI sI. ruwKF dIaF tfhxIaF
brPLF dy Bfr nfl ilPLIaF sohxIaF lwg rhIaF sn. ies nfl imwlF
aqy AuhnF dy cOgfnF ivclI bdsUrqI ZwkI geI sI. ies nfl PLfls
kRIk dI gMdI bsqI vI dyKx nUM KLUbsUrq lwgx lwg peI sI.
pRIqo mMqr-mugD hoeI ies ivsmfdI prI-dys nUM bVI hYrfn hoeI
vyK rhI sI pr ies krky Auh apfrtmYNt dy aMdr hI zwkI geI sI.
dUjI mMijLl qy rihMdI inwGy idl vflI guaFZx eIsQr pRIqo df
hflcfl puwCx qy AuhnUM sMgq dyx leI bhuq vfr hyTF af jfieaf
krdI sI. BfvyN iehnF dohF ivckfr pihlI vfrqflfp isrPL
iesLfiraF dI mdd nfl hI nypry cVHI sI aqy kyvl aMgryjLI df
koeI ivrlf tfvF sLbd hI AuhnF dI shfieqf leI bhuiVaf sI.
pRMqU Auh prIqo dI slonI suMdrqf, koml mudrfvF aqy idlksL
qOr-qrIikaF dy jfdU nfl kIlI geI sI. Ausny AuhnUM aMgRyjLI
bolxI iswKx leI rfjLI kr ilaf sI aqy AuhnUM bqOr aiDafpk
afpxIaF muPLq syvfvF dI pysLksL kr idwqI sI.
mOsm cMgf hovy jF mfVf, Kym isMG hr rojL svyry svKLqy hI kMm
leI inkl jFdf aqy zUMGIaF sLfmF vyly Qwikaf tuwitaf Gr
priqaf krdf sI. Auh lgpg pUry ds GMty ibnF iksy atkfa dy
lwkVI dy hlky kdy Bfry toty vylxy aMdr Dwkdf rihMdf sI. kyvl
afry dy blyz bdlx vyly hI AuhnUM aqy Auhdy sfQI nUM kMm qoN
aYvyN ibMd-Jwt leI hI rfhq imldI sI. Auh iewk nrm-idlI qy
ikrpflU mnuwK sI, jo vYnkUvr tfpU dy jMglF ivwc keI vrHy
lgfqfr musLwkq krdf irhf sI. AuhnUM jIa-prcfAux vflI gwlbfq
krn dI jfc nhIN sI afAuNdI aqy AuhdI juafnI vflI cVHq vI hux
mwTI pY cuwkI sI. Auh kyvl afpxy AukqfAU kMm aqy spqfh-aMq
qy afpxy sfQI-mjdUrF dy mfarikaF bfry hI gwl-bfq kr skdf
huMdf sI. afm qOr ‘qy Auh grm pfxI nfl nhf ky ivskI dy do ku
pitaflf sLfhI pYWg pI ky pRIqo dy hwQF dI suafdlI rotI df
afnMd mfx ky ibsqry ivwc tyZf ho jfieaf krdf sI. suwqf
hoieaf keI vfr GurfVy mfrdf rihMdf sI aqy bl rhI aMgITI
sfhmxy bYTI pRIqo awD-jlI lwkV dy toty awg ivwc JokdI rihMdI
aqy hvf ivwc AuVdy inwky-inwky cMigafiVaF nUM vyKdI rihMdI
sI. zUMGIaF iqRkflF dI cuwp, sIhrovfl ivwc vyKy KLUbsUrq
sfd-murfdy idRsL jo Ausdy mn nUM Auml rhI KLusLI nfl mihkfa
idaf krdy sn, Auhdy mn ivwc Audy-alop huMdy irhf krdy sn-
mwkI dy KyqF dy tFizaF nUM jIBF hfr lwgy JUldy lMmy pwqy,
rysLmI sUq kwqdIaF hrIaF kcUr CwlIaF, pwky hry rsIly aMbF
nfl lwdy bfgL, pIly aqy lfl-Bfh mfrdy hry PLl, hOlI-hOlI
AUNGdy bldF dI joVI nfl cwl rhy vylxy ivwcoN JrdI TMZI imwTI
rs dIaF DfrF aqy sLfm dy Gusmusy ivwc Gr vwl muV rhy hflIaF
aqy hrnflIaF dy idRsL. Auh bVy ivgocy nfl ieh Xfd kiraf krdI
sI ik AuhnUM afpxIaF shylIaF nfl imwTI imwTI CyVKfnI nfl
gwp-sLwp aqy hfsy TwTy df ikMnf suafd aieaf krdf sI. KUh qy
pfxI BrdIaF kuVIaF, Bwj rhIaF CwlIaF aqy sB qoN vwD iqRMJxF
ivwc sKIaF nfl rl ky ipafr gIqF dIaF hykF dIaF XfdF Auhdy
kfljy df ruwg Br ky hI qF lY jfieaf krdIaF sn. ikMny mnmohk
huMdy sn ieh njLfry! eyny dUr aqy icwq dy eyny nyVy_ awK
sfhmxy jIvMq qOr ‘qy sfkfr ho jfieaf krdy sn. AuhdIaF sohl
kUlIaF gwlHF hMJUaF dIaF GrflF nfl DoqIaF jFdIaF aqy
apfrtmYNt aMdrlI cuwp AusnUM vwZ-Kfx nUM pYNdI.
aYqvfr dy lOZy pihr, Kym isMG AysnUM dUjy pwCmI mfrg qy siQq
gurduafry ivwc lY jfieaf krdf sI. EQy Auh hfl dy iewk pfsy
dI kMD nfl Zfsxf lf ky bYTIaF hor qIvIaF vFg lMMmy kwpVy hyT
afpxIaF lwqF Zwk ky bYTI rihMdI. sMgq ivwc afdmI dUjy pfsy
vwKry bYTy huMdy sn. Auh sB rl ky pfvn gurU gRMQ sfihb df
pfT jF rfgIaF dy jQy duafrf kIqy jFdy kIrqn nUM suixaf krdy
sn.
kYnyzf dy iswK prvfsIaF dy jIvn ivwc gurudafrf bVI jIvMq
BUimkf adf kiraf krdf sI. sMn 1908 ivwc hI vYnkUvr ivwc iewk
gurduafry dI AusfrI nypry cfVH leI geI sI. iqMn sfl bfad
iewk hor gurduafrf ivktorIaf ivwc vI AuWsr igaf sI aqy CyqI
hI Coty sLihr qy kMmF kfrF dy itkfixaF- zMkn, aYbtsPLorz,
kUMbjL, PLyjLr imwl aqy EsLn PLfljL, ijwQy ikqy vI pMjfbI
vwzI igxqI ivwc kMm kiraf krdy sn- iksy afrjLI jF sQfeI
iemfrq ivwc gurduafrf sQfipq kr ilaf jFdf sI.
iswKF leI gurduafry kyvl pUjf dy kyNdr nhIN sn sgoN iehnF dI
keI iksm dy smfjI aqy isafsI smfgmF leI vI loV ipaf krdI sI
ikAuNik iswK Drm ivwc jIvn dIaF swiBafcfrk, smfjI, afriQk ,
isafsI aqy rUhfnI kdrF kImqF iewk dUjI ivwc gih-gwc qOr ‘qy
rlIaF imlIaF hoeIaF sn.
prvfsIaF ivruwD nslI-ivqkry dI Bfvnf hox krky gurduafiraF dI
mhwqqf ivwc hor vI ijLafdf vfDf ho igaf sI. mjdUrF dIaF
iKMzIaF puMzIaF aqy alwg Qlwg hoeIaF tolIaF, ijnHF df afpxy
gory guaFZIaF nfl koeI sMprk nhIN sI huMdf, nUM afpxy Dfrimk
sQfnF dy hPLqfvfrI iekwTF dI dosqfnf sMbMDF aqy BfeIcfrk
inwG dI KLfqr nUM hor vI gihrI loV mihsUs hoieaf krdI sI.
ijhVy lok kYnyzf ivwc afpxy vfsy nUM pYsy kmfAux dI mxsLf
nfl afpy ley bxvfs dI inafeIN smJdy sn, AuhnF nUM iewQoN dy
mfhOl ivwc af ky Gr vrgf skUn imilaf krdf sI. iewQoN ipwiCEN
GrF qoN afeIaF icwTIaF rfhIN afeIaF KLbrF afpxy dosqF nfl
sFJIaF kr skdy sn, Bfrq dI isafsI hflq bfry ivcfr vtFdry kr
skdy sn aqy AuhnF lokF dy pirvfr dI mdd dIaF sbIlF bxf skdy
sn, ijnHF nUM afpxI mfq-BUmI dI afjLfdI leI mOq jF Aumr-kYdF
dIaF sjLfvF BogxIaF peIaF sn. gurduafry AuhnF lokF leI
rujLgfr kyNdr df kMm vI kiraf krdy sn, jo byrujLgfr ho
jfieaf krdy sn jF afpxy hux vfly kMm nUM bdlx dI ivAuNq bxf
rhy huMdy sn.
‘dyKo ikMnI ajIb gwl hY’, iewk pihilaF vyilaF dy prvfsI bsMq
isMG ny Purmfieaf sI ik , ‘goiraF df sfzy nfl kIqf jf irhf
iBMn-Byd sfzy muridaF dy ivroD qwk vI cilaf igaf hY.”
afpxI gwl jfrI rwKidaF Ausny afiKaf sI ik , ‘1907 ivwc jdoN
sfzf iewk sfQI surgvfs ho igaf sI, asIN Ausdf afpxy Drm dIaF
rIqF anusfr dfh-sMskfr krnf cfhuMdy sF. pRMqU vYnkUvr dI
imAUNspYiltI sLihr dIaF hwdF aMdr sfnUM ajyhf krn dI iejfjLq
nhIN sI idMdI.’
“aqy sfzy Bgq-dosqF, eIsfeI pfdrIaF ny jwgy jYk dI ivcoligrI
rfhIN sfzy lokF nUM afpxf murdf dPLnfAux leI sihmq krn dI
koisLsL kIqI sI aqy AuWproN isqm jLrIPLI ieh ik AuhnF ny ies
kMm leI afpxy kbirsqfn ivwc koeI QF dyx qoN nFh kr idwqI
sI.”
“ikAuNik dYvI PLfsly vfly idn moey hoey eIsfeI ny muV jIivq
ho ky rwb dI hjLUrI ivwc pysL hoxf hY”, Ausny agFh afiKaf
sI, “ies leI AuhnF nUM sLfndfr pusLfkF pf ky mjLbUq lokF dy
qfbUq ivwc bMd kIqf jFdf hY. AuhnF nUM ies gwl dI smJ nhIN
pYNdI ik AuhnF dy muridaF nUM kIVy ies kdr Kf –pcf cuwky
hoxgy ik Auh rwb qoN vI pCfxy qwk nhIN jfxy.”
asIN rfq dy hnyry ivwc gurpurI isDfr gey iswK dI dyh nUM
suwky bflx dy Bry trwk smyq dUr-durfzy jMg ivwc lY gey sF
aqy svyry svKLqy Auhdf dfh-sskfr kIqf igaf sI.
kFz-7
BfeIcfry dy bdldy rMg
1925 qwk dunIaF Br ivwc vsy BfrqI BfeIcfry ivwc mfnisk aqy
bxqrI pwDr qy ax-igxq qbdIlI dy asr Aujfgr hoxy sLurU ho gey
sn. iehnF ivwcoN kuJ afdrsLvfdI sLkqIaF dI Gt rhI pkV kfrn
vfprIaF sn aqy dUjIaF ies BfeIcfry ivwc aOrqF aqy XuvkF dI
igxqI ivwc numfieaf hoey vfiDaF dy iswty vjoN hoNd ivwc
afeIaF sn. kYnyzIan srkfr dI kfmfgftf mfrU dy musfiPLrF nUM
meI 1914 ivwc ies dysL ivwc dfKLl hox qoN kIqI geI mnfhI dy
PLlsrUp BfeIcfry ivwc pRcMz hoeI eyky dI Bfvnf mwDm pY geI
sI. Auh idn bhuq ipCFh rih gey sn jdoN meI 1914 ivwc vYnkUvr
dy zomInIan hfl ivwc iekwTy hoey gLrIb myhnq-ksL lok KVHy
pYr jhfjL dy BfVy dI PLIs qfrn leI qurq 22,000 zflr dI rkm
iewkTI krky iQaflI qy srHoN jmf ky ivKf idaf krdy sn. AuhnF
ivwcoN kuJ gLdr lihr ivwc sLfiml ho gey sn. pr AuhnF dI vwzI
bhu-igxqI lwkV imwlF jF jLrfieqI PLfrm ivwc aOKy Bfry kMm
krky apxI rotI-rojLI kmfAux dy afhr ivwc jut geI sI. bgLfvqI
lihr dy qUPLfnI nyqf, syT husYn rhIm (ijhdf aslI nfm qgn lfl
vrmf sI) ny myn stRIt dy mukfblqn QuVy tuwty lokF dI bsqI
ivwc purfxIaF ikqfbF dI dukfn KolH leI sI. bhuq sfry rihq
mirXfdf dy pfbMd iswKF ny pMjfb ivclI gurduafrf suDfr lihr
ivwc srgrm ihwsf lYxf sLurU kr idwqf sI.
gdrI bgLfvq df qrQwlI Biraf dOr iewk sLfndfr Xfd bx ky rih
igaf sI, jo hfly vI lokF dy mnF ivwc ihlwjuwl pYdf kr rhI
sI.
pr 6 apRYl 1917 ivwc sMXukq rfj amrIkf dy pihlI sMsfr jMg
ivwc sLfiml ho jfx qoN CyqI mgroN, hfly vI EQy rih gey 17
gLdrI lIzrF AuWpr ies dysL dI qtsQqf dI nIqI BMg krn dy dosL
lgf ky AuhnF nUM vwK-vwK imafd dIaF kYdF dIaF sjLfvF idwqIaF
geIaF sn. ies sB kfsy df iewk numfieaf nqIjf ieh inkilaf sI
ik Auh aYgnIjL smYzlI aqy Ahdy mfrksvfdI sfQIaF dy asr hyT
af gey sn. 1925 ivwc iehnF iewk tolI nUM rUs ivwc Byijaf sI
aqy EQy dy lYinn ieMstIicAUt aqy eIstrn XUnIvristI ivwc do
sflF dI isKlfeI qoN bfad Auh aPLgfinsqfn dy rsqy ihMdusqfn
ivwc dfKLl ho gey sn. EQy jf ky, AuhnF nUM kuJ purfxy
gdrIaF, ijnHF ny afpxIaF isafsI srgrmIaF kfrn ihMdusqfn ivwc
sjLfvF BugqIaF sn, dI iBaflI nfl ikrqI iksfn pfrtI kfiem
kIqI sI ijsdf qIjI kOMmFqrI nfl iswDf rfbqf sI.
pihlI aflmI jMg dy KLfqmy qIk bhuq sfry prvfsI BfrqI afdmIaF
ny ‘kuwk hfAUsF’ ivwc, ijnHF ivwcoN bhuqy AuhnF dy kMmF dy
itkfxy dy ivwc jF nyVy qyVy hI siQq huMdy sn, CVy CFtF vflI
ijLMdgI hI bsr kIqI sI. 1925 qwk iehnF ivwcoN bhuqy afpxy
bIvI bwicaF nUM ilafAux leI vfips pMjfb cly gey sn. iehnF
ivwcoN kuJ iewk ny, jo hflIN qIk CVy hI sn, afpxI mfqrBUmI
ivwc vfips jf ky ivafh krvf ilafey sn aqy vfipsI vyly
afpxIaF nv-ivafhIaF muitafr pqnIaF afpxy nfl lY afey sn. ieh
KLusLnumf qbdIlI vYnkUvr dy gurudafry ivwc aYqvfr dy idnIN
sjx vfly dIvfnF ivwcoN AuWGVvyN rUp ivwc njLr afieaf krdI
sI. aOrqF dI hfjLrI sMgq nUM rMgIn aqy KLUbsUrq bxfAuNdI sI
aqy jyhVy bMdy kfPLI lMmy smyN qoN kwly-kfry hI ijLMdgI bsr
krdy cly af rhy sn, kudrqI hI AuhnF nUM njLr Br ky dyKx aqy
AuhnF nfl gwlbfq krn leI bVy qhUM hoey rihMdy sn.
“iehnF ivwcoN keI swjx qF pihlF kdI kdfeIN hI gurduafry ivwc
njLr afieaf krdy sn.” jwgy jYk ny afiKaf sI, “pr hux aOrqF
leI rfKvIN rwKI QF dy sfhmxlI dIvfr nfl Zfsxf lf ky sItF
mwlx leI agyqy hI af nmUdfr huMdy sn.”
bsMq isMG df iKLafl sI ik , “iehnF nUM afpxIaF awKF muMd ky
gurbfxI dy kIrqn df rs mfnx ivwc koeI idlcspI nhIN huMdI
sgoN AuhnF dI qF ieh Dfrnf huMdI sI ik rwb dI rcnf arQfq
nvIaF afeIaF aOrqF nUM isPLqI ingfh nfl vyKxf Auhdy pfvn
sLbdF nUM iDafn pUrvk srvx krn ijMnf hI vwzf puMn huMdf hY.”
Auh kQf jF kIrqn dy sLurU hox qoN kfPLI smF pihlF hI phuMc
jFdy sn, jwgf kihMdf huMdf sI, “qy gurduafry sfhmxy bxI
pgzMzI qoN tolIaF bxf ky GroN afeIaF KLbrF bfry ivcfr vtFdrf
krn, hor gwpsLwp lVfAux aqy juafn aOrqF dy husn qy pROV
hoeIaF dy slonypx nUM mfnx ihwq dUhf dUh juwt jfieaf krdy
sn.”
“quhfnUM AuhnF dIaF itwpxIaF not krnIaF cfhIdIaF ny.” Aus
agFh afiKaf. “afh, Aus sLYl sLbIlI rMn vwl vyKo, jo dmy dy
mfry suwkV jyhy bfhmx nfl ivafhI hoeI af. aqy Auh ikMnI
lMm-slMmI BrvIaF CfqIaF vflI buwq dI inafeIN GVy-qrfsLy ijsm
vflI hY.”
“dyKo nf koeI surKLI lfeI hY aqy nf hI pfAUzr dI cutkI
CuhfeI hoeI ey” dUjf afKdf, “pr sfry hfr-isLMgfr nfl sjIaF
gorIaF qIvIaF nfloN ikqy vwD sohxI hY.”
“iehnUM iksy bxfAutI sLukInI dI loV eI nhIN koeI,” qIjf toxf
lfAuNdf, “Auhdy suhwpx df Byq qF AuhdI kudrqI cmk ivwc hY
aqy AuhdIaF lMmIaF KLUbsUrq plkF vwl vyKo ikvyN surgF dy
luBfAuxy isgnlF vFg AuhdIaF supnIlIaF awKF AuWpr hOlI-hOlI
Jmk rhIaF ny.”
“qy ieh mjnUM grmIaF dI ruwqy iktslfno dy sfgr qwt qy nhf
rhIaF KLUbsUrq sPLyd prIaF dy drsLn krky awKF qwqIaF krn leI
itkitkI lfeI bYTy rihMdy ny.”
“qyrI gwl sLfied TIk hI hY.” jwgf sihmqI ivwc afKdf,
“ikAuNik vMngI hI ijLMdgI nUM idlcsp aqy msflydfr bxfAuNdI
hY.”
“mYN JUm rhI lgr vFg qurdI pRIqo nUM vyKdf hF, sLfnF –mwqI
pr sLrmIlI aqy afpxy afp ivwc hI nisLafeI hoeI.” ies qoN
agFh AuhnF nUM sLbd hI nhIN sn aOVdy. hYrfnI BrIaF awKF nfl
Auh isrPL ieh Gusr musr kr skdy huMdy sn-“surg aY beI surg.”
“hY ieh gwl solF afny swc” bsMq isMG afKdf. “Auhdf husn
aMimRq vyly iKVy gulfb dy Puwl vrgf hY aqy qurn vyly Auhdy
aMg aMg ivwc lck aqy sMgIq Jrdy hn.”
“aqy” jwgf afpxf qoV JfVdf, “qMg kuVqI hyT AuhdIaF kwjIaF
CfqIaF jjLby –guwDI gLjLl dy isLarF vFg hulfry lYNdIaF hn.”
“jwgy qYnUM qF kvI bxnf cfhIdf hY”, bsMq isMG ny ikhf.
“pr mYnUM qF koeI awKr qwk JrItnf nhIN afAuNdf.”
“mlUky nUM afpxy smUrq sLbdF nUM sur qfl aqy lYa ivwc bIVn
leI afK.”
“afh ieh muMzf mlUk,” jwgy ny lfz nfl ikhf, “icwTI ilKxhfry
dy qOr ‘qy eynf msLhUr ho igaf hY ik PRyjLr kMZy dIaF lMbr
imwlF ivwc kMm krdy sfzy anpVH dysL vfsI AuhqoN icwTIaF
ilKvfAux leI dUroN dUroN afAuNdy hn. Auh AusnUM kuJ KLbrsfr
dy nukqy idMdy hn, jo AuhnF dI afpxy twbr qIk phuMcfAux dI
rIJ huMdI hY aqy mlUk AuhnF nUM sPLy Br ivwc PLYlf ky suMdr
sfihqk ilKLq df rUp dy idMdf hY.”
“qy sfd-murfdy pyNzU lokF df ivsLvfs huMdf hY ik iewk mlUky
dIaF ilKIaF icwTIaF dy jvfb CyqI afAuNdy hn.”
jYk” bsMq isMG ny ikhf, “afpxy sfihqk dosq nUM buwZy TyiraF
nfl ivafhIaF muitafr nfrF qoN bc ky rihx dI qfkId kr dyeIN.”
qkVy nroey aqy KLUbsUrq idwK vfly kuJ nOjuafn ijnHF ny bVIaF
bxf suafr ky pocvIaF pwgF bwDIaF hoeIaF sn, nIly jF BUry
nvyN sUt pihny hoey sn aqy cmkIly rMgF dIaF tfeIaF lfeIaF
hoeIaF sn, iewk dUjy dy mgr pINj bMnHI gurduafry dy aMdr
dfKLl hoey, AuhnF ny mhfrfj dy sfhmxy goizaF prny ho ky bVy
siqkfr nfl isr Jukf ky aqy hwQ joV ky mfieaf ardfs kIqI.
AuhnF ivwcoN cfr- pUrn isMG, mohn isMG, dlIp isMG aqy mlUkf
sfry dy sfry ibRitsL kolMbIaf dI XUnIvristI ivwc pVH rhy
ividafrQI sn. Auh drbfr sfihb dy Kwby pfsy kIrqn krn vfly
jwQy dy nfl jf bYTy. AuhnF ny qbly, hfrmonIam aqy icmty dI
qfl qy bVI BrvIN aqy surIlI afvfjL ivwc iewk bhuq hI
idl-tuMbvF sbLd gfieaf:
suix nfh pRBU jIE
ieklVI bn mfhy
ikEN DIrYsI nfh
ibn pRBu vyprvfhy
bfJhu ipafry
koeI n sfry
ieklVI kurlfey
nfnk sf Dnu imly imlfey
ibn pRIqm duKu pfey.
sMgq ivwc bYTIaF bIbIaF ny ies sLbd nUM mMqr-mugD ho ky
suixaf. pRIqo qF bVI musLikl nfl hI afpxIaF awKF ivwcoN hMJU
vgxoN rok skI sI.
“ieh eyny pVHy ilKy aqy icqMn muMzy”, BfeI gurbcn isG ny
ikhf sI, “sfzI ibrD ho rhI pIVHI ivwc iewk nvIN afs aqy
hOsly dI ikrn PLUkdy ny.”
“sLflf ieh afpxy gurUaF dI iswiKaf dy anukUl bxy rihx”, qfrf
isMG ny juafb idwqf , “aqy AuhnF duafrf dwsy nykI dy mfrg
‘qy cwldy rihx.”
ibRitsL kolMbIaf ivwc rihMdy pMjfbI prvfsI afpxI jnm BUmI dy
iqMn pRmuwK iKwiqaF duafby, (diraf sqluj aqy ibafs dy
ielfky) mflvy (sqluj dy pUrb vwl dy Kyqr) aqy mfJy ( ibafs
aqy rfvI dy ivckfr dy Kyqr) ivcoN afey sn. iehnF iqMnF smUhF
dy lokF dy QoVHy jyhy vwKo-vwKry lwCx hn aqy AuhnF nUM rqf
ku vDf cVHf ky AuhnF ny iewk dUjy bfry mfsUm jyhy
hfs-msLkUly GVy hoey hn. duafby dy lokF nUM ihMmqI aqy
srPLyKLor smiJaf jFdf sI, AuhnF nUM dfl-Kfxy hox df myhxf
mfiraf jFdf sI, arQfq AuhnF nUM dfl-rotI Kf ky gujLfrf krn
vfly lok ikhf jFdf sI. mlveI mOj-mylf krn vfly afrfm pRsq
smJy jFdy hn aqy mfJy dy lokF nUM afm krky Kwbl-isry ivskI
pIxy bMdy ikhf jFdf sI ikAuNik AuhnF dy vfl sMGxy aqy
vlyNvyNdfr huMdy sn aqy Auh dfrU-pIx dy afdI huMdy sn.
“jdoN koeI duafby df bMdf kMm lwB irhf huMdf hY,” bsMq isMG
ny iehnF dy vwKo-vwKry lwCxF dI ivafiKaf krn leI ikhf krdf
sI, “Auh Evr tfeIm dI sMBfvnf bfry puwC pVqfl krygf” mlveI
bMdf ies gwl df pwk krygf ik kMm dy nyVy rihx leI grm
guslKfinaF vfly sohxy suKfvyN kuaftr hox aqy mfJy df bMdf
ieh puwCygf ik nyVy qyVy koeI sLrfb df Tykf hY jy.”
hoieaf drasl ieMj sI ik duafby dy ielfky dy kuJ pkroV jyhy
CVy bMdy mflvy dy iKwqy ivwco kuJ muitafr pqnIaF ivafh ky
ihMdosqfnoN prqy sn. mlveI ies gwloN bVy lohy-lfKy hoey sn.
“ikMnI sLrm dI gwl hY ik Kym isMG vrgf buwZf-KosV duafbIaf
pRIqo vrgI sohxI sunwKI mlvfiex ivafh ky ihMdosqfnoN prqy”
lMmy-JMmy aqy lVfky hIrf isMG nUM ies gwl df ihrK sI.
“qy AuhnUM iewk gMdI bsqI ivwc qfV ky iekwl mfrI ijLMdgI bsr
krn leI mjbUr kry.” hfkm isMG ny AuhdI hF ivwc hF
imlfAuNidaF ikhf sI.
“quhfzy nwk ivwcoN ieMny TUMhyN ikAuN JV rhy hn,” nwQf isMG
ny Aujr kIqf sI. jy mlveI ny sfzI iksy kuVI nfl ivafh kr
ilaf, qF sfnUM koeI Aujr nhIN.”
“TIk hY”, hIrf isMG ny afiKaf sI, “asIN quhfzy nfloN vDyry
pql-cMmy aqy axKIly hF.” hIrf isMG ny moV idwqf sI.
“sfnuM afpxy ielfky ivwcoN ies sLrmnfk inkfs nUM hr hIly
rokxf cfhIdf hY.”
“asIN ies nmosLI vflI hflq nUM zwkf lfAux leI mflvy ivwc
lok-rfie pYdf krn KLfqr iewQoN kuJ lokF df vPLd ByjFgy.”
ibRitsL kolMbIaf ivwc visaf purfxf iswK BfeIcfrf afpxI jMmx
BoN dIaF jVHF nfl ieMnf bwJf hoieaf sI ik pMjfb ivwc qF ies
nvIN iksm dy ivafh ho rhy sn prMqU kYnyzf ivwc mlveIaF aqy
duafbIaF ivwckfr twkr vD rhI sI.
anuvfd:sfDU isMG
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